Legal Opinion
Velasco v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 7, 2019No. S19A0590PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
306 Ga. 888
FINAL COPY S19A0590. VELASCO v. THE STATE. NAHMIAS, Presiding Justice. Appellant Urihaan Velasco was convicted of malice murder in connection with the beating death of Quang Popham. Appellant contends that the evidence presented at his trial was legally insufficient to support his conviction; that the State failed to prove venue; and that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to file a pretrial motion for immunity and by failing to request a jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter. Finding no merit in these contentions, we affirm.1 1. (a) Viewed in the…
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